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Ja Di ksw
Jan 18, 2006, 10:23 PM
Nintendo has said that the Revolution will be out before Thanksgiving. Iwata also said he did not think it would sell well at a cost of 50,000 yen (~$450), so it will be below that.

Personally I was hoping he'd say it needs to be around 20,000 yen or lower. Sigh.

http://revolution.ign.com/articles/681/681783p1.html


TheMonarch
Jan 18, 2006, 10:37 PM
Ouch... 'Till before November seems like a such a long time...
When does the PS3 come out?

As long as the Rev. comes out before the PS3 its should be all good... And I wouldn't mind paying ~250-300USD for it either. It seems to be the sweet spot. Anything over 300 is just too much for any system.
Ja Di ksw
Jan 18, 2006, 10:42 PM
Yeah, November is a long time away, though he did say he wanted it out *before* Thanksgiving. Tomorrow is before Thanksgiving . . . . . . :rolleyes:
TheMonarch
Jan 18, 2006, 10:48 PM
Tomorrow is before Thanksgiving . . . . . . :rolleyes:

":rolleyes:" indeed. From what I recall, Nintendo said they wanted to lauch before the Xbox 360 [They wanted to launch 1st... Before the competition]
Ja Di ksw
Jan 18, 2006, 10:51 PM
From what I recall, Nintendo said they wanted to lauch before the Xbox 360 [They wanted to launch 1st... Before the competition]

Ah Nintendo, why do you taunt us so?
Bubbasteve
Jan 19, 2006, 12:14 AM
Ah Nintendo, why do you taunt us so?

Because they can
GFLPraxis
Jan 19, 2006, 12:56 AM
I'm sure he was joking about that price point as that was one of the rumored PS3 price point.

http://www.nintendoplayers.com/article.php?articleID=29

Reggie was also interviewed today, and stated (again) that the Revolution will be under $300.
GFLPraxis
Jan 19, 2006, 12:56 AM
":rolleyes:" indeed. From what I recall, Nintendo said they wanted to lauch before the Xbox 360 [They wanted to launch 1st... Before the competition]

No, they always stated that they will launch before the PS3, not 360.
TheMonarch
Jan 19, 2006, 01:03 AM
No, they always stated that they will launch before the PS3, not 360.

No... It was waaay long ago [Before the revolution even had a code-name], during the mid-life of the GC. Nintendo was determined to "Not be last again" and how they wanted to launch way before the competition... This was in a EGM magazine IIRC...

Not kidding.
greatdevourer
Jan 19, 2006, 01:25 AM
Didn't they say it'd definatly be under $200? Cuz I remember them saying that
GFLPraxis
Jan 19, 2006, 01:49 AM
No... It was waaay long ago [Before the revolution even had a code-name], during the mid-life of the GC. Nintendo was determined to "Not be last again" and how they wanted to launch way before the competition... This was in a EGM magazine IIRC...

Not kidding.

No, I read it too, they said they were determined not to be last again and would make sure they would launch waaaaay before the PS3 (they never specificly said before the XBox 360).
GFLPraxis
Jan 19, 2006, 01:49 AM
Didn't they say it'd definatly be under $200? Cuz I remember them saying that

That was IGN, not Nintendo.
TheMonarch
Jan 19, 2006, 02:03 AM
No, I read it too, they said they were determined not to be last again and would make sure they would launch waaaaay before the PS3 (they never specificly said before the XBox 360).


Are you sure?... I thought I remembered that article clearly...


And yeah, they never specefied before the 360, I only pointed it out because it was the first next-gen system from the competition...
GFLPraxis
Jan 19, 2006, 10:09 AM
I'm fairly certain, though I think I read it from IGN, not EGM.

I always remembered reading that Nintendo was saying they would not let Sony beat them to the punch again, etc, but didn't consider Microsoft as big a threat as Sony.
Jovian9
Jan 19, 2006, 05:32 PM
Lets hope the Revolution makes it onto the market prior to the PS3. Nintendo does not need to be last this time. It would also be great if this came out in the summer instead of around Thanksgiving. That way we don't have to worry about shortages.
Dagless
Jan 19, 2006, 06:09 PM
When is thanksgiving :o
GFLPraxis
Jan 19, 2006, 06:29 PM
When is thanksgiving :o

November.
Laser47
Jan 19, 2006, 08:04 PM
Wasint nintendo last to release their gamecube? or was that the xbox. Lets hope the revolution will be more successful than the gamecube.
GFLPraxis
Jan 20, 2006, 12:10 AM
Wasint nintendo last to release their gamecube? or was that the xbox. Lets hope the revolution will be more successful than the gamecube.

The XBox and GameCube launched within 3 days of each other, don't remember who was last.
TheMonarch
Jan 20, 2006, 12:35 AM
I'm fairly certain, though I think I read it from IGN, not EGM.

I always remembered reading that Nintendo was saying they would not let Sony beat them to the punch again, etc, but didn't consider Microsoft as big a threat as Sony.



I specifically remember reading it from a physical magazine, and the only one I read is EGM. Unless IGN also published what Nintendo said, so we may have the same information interpreted differently from each publisher. But yeah, Nintendo didn't want to be beaten to the market again. So at least we got that right... Lets hope the oblige.

The XBox and GameCube launched within 3 days of each other, don't remember who was last.
Nintendo was last.
Viewtiful Rich
Jan 20, 2006, 01:10 AM
Such a long wait :(

I'd hate to see Nintendo last out the door again, but as long as it's out before Thanksgiving I honestly don't think order will effect Revolution's sales as much as Gamecube's. For some reason Nintendo doesn't seem to worry or care about Xbox, whenever they mention not being last it's always in reference to the PS3. As far as price, I'm still thinking $199.
GFLPraxis
Jan 20, 2006, 02:42 AM
Such a long wait :(

I'd hate to see Nintendo last out the door again, but as long as it's out before Thanksgiving I honestly don't think order will effect Revolution's sales as much as Gamecube's. For some reason Nintendo doesn't seem to worry or care about Xbox, whenever they mention not being last it's always in reference to the PS3. As far as price, I'm still thinking $199.

Because Microsoft and Nintendo's sales numbers worldwide are currently so close that Nintendo insists they are in second place. The most accurate numbers I can find had Microsoft in the lead, but that was February 2005, and the lead was tiny.

Meanwhile, Sony outsold either of them almost five times.
takao
Jan 20, 2006, 04:20 AM
personally i'm guessing more towards an october launch for the US and perhaps september for japan ... my guess is that if they sell out (or have a DS like situation) at launch they still have time to produce some for winter shopping season

the dev systems are rumoured to have 85% power already and full power dev kits are about to arrive in the next 2 months
so i guess their time plan is working out without delays...